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traps

British  
/ træps /

plural noun

  1. belongings; luggage

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of traps

C19: probably shortened from trappings

Example Sentences

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“Without a lot more power, there is NO AI capex growth in la la land,” the Bear Traps team wrote.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Traps can make tracking harder, as hornets may feed from multiple sources and not return to the same one.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Further protect plants from pests with Summit Sticky Traps.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

The work took researchers around the world, from hammering out rocks in the Deccan Traps to analyzing the samples in England and Sweden.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

Traps at different levels in the marsh came into operation as the water level rose and fell.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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